Willesden

[ wilz-duhn ]

/ ˈwɪlz dən /

a former borough, now part of Brent, in SE England, near London.

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A constable giving evidence at Willesden police-court said a prisoner called him a "sergeant-major."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 21, 1920|Various
That night a grave was dug in Willesden churchyard, next to that in which Mrs. Sheppard had been interred.
Jack Sheppard, Vol. III (of III)|W. Harrison Ainsworth
The road from Willesden and Neasden forks at the top of its ascent from the Brent.
Middlesex|A.R. Hope Moncrieff
"The heavy tread of policemen often keeps me awake," said the Willesden magistrate.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 14, 1917|Various

Trevelyan had escaped from Willesden with the child, and they had heard,—again through Stanbury,—that he had returned to Italy.
He Knew He Was Right|Anthony Trollope